A successful daytrip to…
We had guests staying with us for a week who wanted to do something different so we took them to Kruger National Park for the day. We left early in the morning and, just after entering the gate to Kruger,…
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Category: Trip Report
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The Wild Dogs back…
We had a nice visit from the wild dogs which were denning in our area a few months ago. The pups left the den site to move with the adults, learning how to hunt and become fit enough to run…Read More »
The Tawny Eagle
Vultures are not the only birds to eat carrion. There is also another bird which may not immediately come to mind – the Tawny Eagle. Whenever you see vultures as well as Tawny Eagles in a tree you know there…Read More »
Summer brings the youngsters
It’s summer now and most of the grazers have given birth to their young. They usually time their births for the early summer when food is plentiful so that the mother’s milk has enough nutrition and the young are encouraged…Read More »
The African Giant Bullfrog
Recently we have had a lot of rain – 100-160mm. This caused a lot of changes as dams and waterholes filled overnight. It also brought out a rare species of frog known as the African Giant Bullfrog which can grow…Read More »
A Story of Wild…
We had a very nice sighting when we got to one of our dams – we found four African Wild Dog playing around the dam, running up and down and into the water, while some buffalo watched them from the…Read More »
How playing with bones…
Did you know that some herbivores occasionally chew on bones in order to obtain calcium? This behaviour is known as Osteophagia. One animal in particular seen displaying this behaviour is the giraffe – the giraffe chews intently on the bone…Read More »
Playtime for the elephants
It’s been a long hot year and all the animals have been feeling the effects of it but recently it rained quite heavily and the animals are loving it – especially the elephants. The dams have filled up quite a…Read More »
Wild dog youngsters on…
The wild dog pups have grown up quite considerably since we last saw them. They are now highly mobile and it is quite rare to catch even a glimpse of them these days. We were lucky to find them again…Read More »
Brothers In Arms
We stopped to view a pride of lions - our resident lioness with her offspring, 2 brothers and their sister. There is the old saying "brothers in arms" - well these two big guys took that saying a bit too…Read More »
